Libraries

Copyright Policy

The WIU Library Digitization Unit will be in compliance with the Copyright Law and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This policy is intended to serve as a guide to the copyright law/act and its various amendments. It should serve as a reference and in no way substitute for the current laws and acts concerning copyright. Also see Copyright resources at WIU located on the Internet: http://wiu.libguides.com/copyright.

Policy

The Digitization Unit will only digitize requests in compliance with DMCA, US Copyright Law (Act), and any other regulations regarding copyrighted materials.

Rights for digital reproduction and access must be obtained in writing from the current copyright owner.

Copies of correspondence granting digitization and access permissions should be available and digitized for display when the item is accessed.

The Digitization Unit will digitize items in the public domain that meet collection and selection development standards of the WIU Library.